Indonesian, Malaysian journalists visit Xinjiang

URUMQI - A group of journalists from Indonesia and Malaysia visited the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region from Feb 22 to 27 to interview local people and find out about the region's development and how it implements policies against extremism.

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Tasks listed in protection of Qomolangma

The recent ban on ordinary tourists entering the core zone of Qomolangma National Nature Reserve is aimed at restoring the area's vulnerable ecosystem after years of rapid tourism development, a spokesman from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Thursday.

Action plan created to improve water quality in Yangtze River

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has drawn up an action plan to improve the water quality of the Yangtze River over the next two years, it announced on Thursday.

Ministry to speed development of self-driving vehicles

The Ministry of Transport will take steps to boost the development of autonomous driving technology in China, according to Minister Li Xiaopeng.

Xinjiang's ethnic harmony, economic progress make good impression on visitors

URUMQI - Alsayed Mahmoud Al-Sharif, first deputy speaker of Egypt's House of Representatives, meticulously wrote down his mobile phone number and gave it to the CEO of a company based in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

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Activity set to honor PLA Navy birthday

China will host a multinational naval activity on April 23 in Qingdao, Shandong province, to honor the 70th birthday of the People's Liberation Army Navy, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense.

Students from HK, Macao, Taiwan don't need gaokao to apply

Students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have more opportunities to be admitted to top universities on the mainland, as more of the schools have started to enroll high school seniors without the national college entrance examination, or gaokao.

Patients with rare diseases seek cost-effective treatments

Patients with rare diseases have trouble getting effective and sustainable treatment in China, despite recent efforts to expedite drug approval and expand tax breaks, said a report released on Thursday.

El Nino makes trouble for broad areas of China, may hurt rice farmers

El Nino, a periodic event that involves warming currents in the Pacific Ocean, is to blame for the unusually wet winter in southern parts of China and has been responsible for air pollution retained in areas of the north, experts said.

Improved legal environment highlighted in judicial reform

Creating a better legal environment for the nation's reform and development, as well as for litigants from home and abroad, is high on the agenda for the next five years, under a reform guideline issued by the Supreme People's Court on Wednesday.